Pregunta 1
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Which of the following components does NOT dictate the electrical properties of a cell membrane?
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following ions has a greater concentration inside the cell than outside?
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Potassium
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Sodium
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Chloride
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Calcium
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following ion channels has a single, straightforward function?
Pregunta 4
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Voltage-gated sodium ion channels are responsible for generating action potentials. They will open when the membrane potential is _________ mV.
Pregunta 5
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Phenytoin is a common anti-epileptic drug. Which channel does this drug block to prevent seizure activity?
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Voltage-gated sodium ion channels
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Voltage-gated potassium ion channels
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Voltage-gated calcium ion channels
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Ligand gated ion channels
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following are actions of potassium ion channels? (Select all that apply)
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Diversifying neuronal electrical properties
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Diversifying temporal pattern of action potential trains
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Dictating different responses to synaptic input
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Intracellular signaling
Pregunta 7
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What is the primary function of the voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium ion channel?
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Repolarizing the action potential
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Depolarizing the action potential
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Setting the resting membrane potential
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Pace-making
Pregunta 8
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There are four subtypes of calcium ion channels. Which of the following is NOT a primary function of the T-type channel?
Pregunta 9
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There are four subtypes of calcium ion channels. Which of the following is a function of the L-type channel?
Pregunta 10
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The sodium-potassium ATPase pump has three main functions. It exports 3 Na+ for 2 K+ against their concentration gradients. Per action, one net positive charge moves outside of the cell. These maintain the ionic gradients and make the membrane inside the cell ~10-15 mV more negative than the outside. What is the third primary function?
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Building the osmotic gradient - inducing osmosis from inside to outside the cell.
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Building the osmotic gradient - inducing osmosis from outside to inside the cell.
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Counteracting the osmotic gradient - inhibiting osmosis from inside to outside the cell.
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Counteracting the osmotic gradient - inhibiting osmosis from outside to inside the cell.
Pregunta 11
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In some individuals, red blood cells (RBCs) express a high density of Na/K-ATPases to counteract the unusually high permeability of the membrane to Na+. When these RBCs reach and are delayed in the vein of the spleen, what would happen to these RBCs?
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They may swell and rupture.
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They may shrink in volume.
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They may decrease in membrane potential (membrane inside the cell becomes more negative)
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They may increase in intracellular potassium.
Pregunta 12
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If you have a membrane that is impermeable to both sodium and potassium ions, what is the resting membrane potential?
Pregunta 13
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If you are observing a cell that is only permeable to potassium ions, what would you expect the equilibrium potential to be?
Pregunta 14
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What would the membrane potential of a cell be if it were only permeable to sodium ions?
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60 mV
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90 mV
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-90 mV
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-60 mV
Pregunta 15
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At resting conditions, we know that the membrane potential of a neuron is about -70 mV. From this value, we can conclude:
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PK > PNa at resting conditions
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PNa > PK at resting conditions
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PK = PNa at resting conditions
Pregunta 16
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Which of the following are involved in determining the K+ equilibrium potential of a neuron? (Select all that apply)
Pregunta 17
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The equilibrium potential will change if...
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the ionic gradient changes
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the resting membrane potential remains constant
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sodium and potassium are moved in and out of the cell proportionately
Pregunta 18
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You have a patient in kidney failure. They are not regulating K+ ions in the extracellular fluid. As a result, the extracellular K+ level has increased from 5 mM to 15 mM. How would this affect brain function?
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Action potentials will occur more easily
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Action potentials will not occur as easily
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There will be no change in action potential generation
Pregunta 19
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The presence of leak potassium channels, which are always open:
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Drives the membrane potential towards the potassium equilibrium potential (-90 mV)
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Drives the membrane potential towards the potassium equilibrium potential (-70 mV)
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Drives the membrane potential towards the sodium equilibrium potential (-90 mV)
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Drives the membrane potential towards the sodium equilibrium potential (60 mV)
Pregunta 20
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What will happen to the resting membrane potential if we block half of the leak potassium ion channels in the membrane?
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It will increase
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It will decrease
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It will not change